Is there a standardized protocol how a registrar updates the NS information for a domain? For example, if, through my registrar's interface, I set the name servers for "example.com" to "ns1.example.com" and "ns2.example.com" how are [a-m].gtld-servers.net updated with this information? Does this protocol use the whois information or is that merely informational for the end user?

Edit: I see rfc3375 "Generic Registry-Registrar Protocol Requirements" but that is informational.

Out of curiosity, why does this matter?
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Falcon MomotAug 28 '13 at 3:12

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@FalconMomot Because occasionally the registrar fucks this part up, and when they do, it's damn near impossible to figure out what's going on. I for one would like to hear the answer to this.
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Michael Hampton♦Aug 28 '13 at 3:15

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I don't know the exact details or implementations, but my understanding is that it revolves around EPP - Extensible Provisioning Protocol

The motivation for the creation of EPP was to create a robust and
flexible protocol that could provide communication between domain name
registries and domain name registrars. These transactions are required
whenever a domain name is registered or renewed, thereby also
preventing domain hijacking. Prior to its introduction, registries had
no uniform approach, and many different proprietary interfaces
existed.